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To: Red Badger
For a long time now, there have been apps for that. I first saw someone do that while we were all waiting for someone to arrive for an extended family gathering (not my family, I'm part of the extensions).

18 posted on 04/30/2021 8:26:21 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

They can be misleading, though.

My wife tried one of those apps with her own phone. It showed her going down the road about 3 miles from home.

It’s because there’s signals pinging different cell towers at the same time, and depending on signa strength, atmospheric conditions, buildings, hills, etc. they can give a false display...........................


27 posted on 04/30/2021 8:39:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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